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The Korean Transgender Community

Started by Shana A, February 25, 2009, 08:37:58 AM

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Shana A

February 25, 2009, 08:37:58 AM
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
The Korean Transgender Community
Posted by Monica Roberts at 12:00 AM

http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2009/02/korean-transgender-community.html

When it comes to Asia and the Pacific islands, there is a wide variance in terms of the populace's acceptance level for transgender people.

One of the countries that has made gigantic leaps in terms of acceptance of transgender people is South Korea. Much of the improved perception of transgender people there has been driven by transwoman Lee Kyung-eun, who is better known to Koreans and the rest of the world by her stage name of Harisu.

Harisu was born in 1975, transitioned in her teens, had SRS, then started garnering international attention in 2001 when she appeared in a wildly successful advertising campaign for Dodo Cosmetics.
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